Enter your cost and asking price. Kickflip applies Discogs' 9% selling fee, payment processing and shipping to show your real margin on a record flip.
Fee estimates use the primary tier rate from each platform's public schedule. Tiered pricing, promotion rates, and buyer-fee ranges vary — always confirm current rates with the platform before listing.
Discogs charges a single percentage on the item price, with a floor and a ceiling per item:
| Category / tier | Selling fee | Payment processing | Buyer-side fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Music / Media ItemsFee capped at $180 max per item ($0.10 min) | 9.00% | $0.30 | $0.00 |
Rates change. Treat these as estimates and confirm against Discogs's current published fee schedule before you commit to a purchase.
Records are cheap to buy and awkward to ship. A single LP in a proper mailer with a stiffener costs real money, and doubling up on protection to avoid seam splits eats further into a thin margin. Enter your true packed cost, not just postage.
The fee cap of $180 per item means high-value rarities are proportionally cheaper to sell here, while the $0.10 minimum keeps bargain-bin records viable.
Discogs' database is the reason the category works: every pressing has a catalogue entry with a documented sales history, so you can check what a specific variant actually sells for before you buy the crate. That is a level of price transparency few resale categories offer.
Grading honestly matters more than squeezing the price. Refunds and bad feedback on a $12 record will cost more than the margin you protected.
A 9% selling fee on the item price, with a $0.10 minimum and a $180 cap per item, plus payment processing of roughly 2.9% and $0.30.
The 9% selling fee is charged on the item price rather than the shipping you charge, though payment processing applies to the total the buyer pays.
It can be, thanks to the pressing-level sales history that tells you what an exact variant sells for. Shipping and packaging are the constraint, so cheap records need to move in volume or in bundles.
Discogs' 9% beats eBay's 15.3% media rate, and its buyers are specialists. eBay reaches a wider casual audience. Run both above with your actual shipping to compare payouts.